Monday, September 10, 2018

CONSTITUTION & MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF DRDO SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATION


DRDO SCIENTISTS’ ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION
(Bye laws / Rules Adopted in the General Body Meeting held at Hyderabad)

1.      Name: The Name of the Association shall be ‘DRDO SCIENTISTS’ ASSOCIATION’ in short “DSA”.

2.      Regd. Office and Head Quarters: The Registered office of the Association shall be at Hyderabad and the Central Head Quarters of the Association will be at the place where the General Secretary of the Association works or any other place as decided by the Biennial conference from time to time on need based and functional requirements.

3.      Aims and Objectives: The Aims and Objectives of the Association would be as follows:

a.      To promote  and safeguard the interests of Scientists working in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dept. of Defence Research,  Ministry of Defence,  Govt. of India.

b.      To secure, protect and preserve the rights and privileges of DRDS Scientists.

c.      To strive for better Service Conditions of its members and ensure efficient service to the DRDO and the Nation.

d.      To deal with all matters pertaining to the welfare of its members and their families.

e.      To abide by the conditions for grant of recognition to the Association as stipulated in the relevant provisions of CCS (RSA) Rules 1993, as may be amended from time to time and / or laid down in orders issued from time to time by the concerned Ministry / Dept. of Government of India.

f.       To coordinate with, to make a common cause and to federate or affiliate with other Central Government Officers Associations having similar aims and objectives to ventilate and seek redressal of the common grievances arising out of and related to service conditions, career advancement, protection and promotion of common interest and safeguarding rights and privileges of all Central Government officers.

g.      To publish bulletin(s) to promote awareness among its members about their role in the Association.

h.      To improve social, cultural, educational, economic and civic conditions as well as professional excellence of members.
i.        To popularise science and to promote scientific temper among people, to encourage  quest for knowledge and to strive for national integrity, communal harmony, patriotism, sovereignty, self reliance, social justice, world peace, social progress, cultural vibrancy, indigenous technology development, faster conservation of natural resources by ecological balance, biodiversity, environmental upkeep towards sustainable development, to facilitate the fruits of science reach the under privileged, to encourage research in divergent areas with people’s welfare as the prime motto by associating with All India People’s Science Network (AIPSN) and NCSTC (National Council for Science & Technology Communication, DST, Govt. of India) Network and other fraternal organisations whose operational domains are Education, Health, Women empowerment, Literacy, Sustainable Agriculture and industrial development, Science & Technology Communication, Humanism, spirit of inquiry etc. prescribed as Fundamental duties of citizens in the Constitution of India.


4.      Membership: The Association shall have its membership among Scientists working /  employed in various DRDO Labs / Estts. / Cell(s) and allied Estts. like ADA etc. working under the control of Chairman, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Dept. of Defence Research, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.

5.      Membership Subscription:

a.      Any DRDO Scientist can become member of the Association provided he/she accepts the aims and objectives of the Association and by paying Rs.100/- as admission fee and Rs.30/- as monthly membership subscription.

b. Out of membership subscription, the branch Association shall retain 50% of the subscription so collected during the official year to meet their expenses. The main Association as well as branch can raise donations / funds from its members when ever need arises.

6.      Branches:  The Association shall have its branches Lab/ Estt. wise to promote or carryout the activities of the Main Association.

7.      Membership Register:  The main Association as well as branch shall maintain the Membership Register for the official year and same is open for inspection by its members.
       8. Management:
a.      To manage the affairs of the Association, the Association shall have the following
      Office Bearers:
President - 1(one)                                  Vice President -3 (three)
General Secretary - 1(one)                   Joint Secretaries - 5 (five)
Zonal Secretaries – 5 (five)                  Organising Secretaries -5 (five)
Treasurer – 1(one) and 25 Executive Committee Members
and they shall be elected by the delegates of the Conference which will be held once in two years giving at least one month clear notice to its delegates who are elected prior to one month from the issuance of the notice for the All India Conference.

b.      The branch Association shall have a President, 3 (Three)  Vice Presidents,
a General secretary, 3 (Three) Joint / Zonal / Organising Secretaries, a Treasurer and (15) Fifteen Executive Committee Members elected in the biennial branch Conference one month prior to All India Conference.

c.      The All India Association Office Bearers and Executive Members shall be elected by the Delegates drawn from various branches of the Association at the ratio of 1:10 among its members.

d.      Similarly the branch office Bearers and Executive Members shall be elected by the General Members of the Branch Association.

e.      To elect the delegates for all India Conference a Three member Election Committee shall be constituted by the All India body and they are responsible for the Election of the delegates. One among them shall act as Election Officer and others as Members of the Committee.

f.       Any dispute in the election of the Branch Committee shall be referred to the All India Body and the decision so taken by the All India Body, shall be binding on the branch committee.

8.   Accounting year of the Association:  The accounting year of the Association shall be the financial year i.e. from 1st April to 31st March of next calendar year and the Conferences whether it is All India or Branch level shall be held once in two years in the month of October / November as the case may be.

9.   Periodicity and Quorum:   Normally the All India Association Executive Committee shall meet at least two times in a year at all India level and branch committee once in a month to transact the Agenda circulated among the Executive Committee Members. If need arises the Executive Committee can meet any number of times as deemed fit. Normally 1/3rd of its members present in the meeting constitute the quorum.  No quorum is required / necessary for an adjourned meeting.


10. Disqualification of Office Bearers / EC Members and Members of Association:  Any office Bearer / EC Member or Member of Association if acts against the interest of the Association, he / she can be removed as an office bearer / EC member / Primary member, after giving a proper notice and giving an opportunity to explain the reasons. Such decision has to be ratified by 2/3rd of its members present in the meeting.


11. Filling up of Vacant posts:  In case of any vacancy arises due to retirement, resignation, expulsion, unable to continue due to illness and death or for any other reasons, the same will be filled up by co-option  by the Executive Committee with simple majority at all India as well as branch level whichever is applicable.

12. Function and duties of the Office Bearers:
President / Vice President:  The President shall be head of the Association.  He / She shall preside over all the meetings at All India and at Branch level. In the absence of President senior most vice president shall preside over the meeting.

General Secretary: The General Secretary is chief spokesman and executive of the Association. He / She in consultation with the President shall call for Executive Committee Meeting and also All India Conference by giving sufficient notice to its members. He shall make correspondence with officials concerned and also represent in legal matters if any. The General Secretary shall record the Minutes of all the meetings.  The General Secretary in cooperation with Treasurer of the Association shall be responsible for the proper maintenance of the Association accounts / funds.

Joint Secretary: The Joint Secretary shall assist the General Secretary in all day to day functioning of the Association. In the absence of General Secretary the senior most Joint Secretary shall act as General Secretary.

Zonal Secretary: The Zonal Secretary shall be responsible to carry forward the activities of the branches of the zone concerned, the jurisdiction and operation of the zone shall be decided by the All India Conference on functional requirements.

Organising Secretary: Organising Secretary shall be responsible for the growth of the Association and also acts as propaganda Secretary to carry out the message of the Association at All India / Branch level.

Treasurer:  The Treasurer shall be responsible for the upkeep of the Funds / Accounts of the Association and is also responsible for preparation of the documents for audit and maintenance of the Accounts books and submission of the same to the conference approval.

(Note: The above functioning and duties shall also be applicable to the Branch Association.)

13. Advisors: The Association shall have two Advisors to advise the Association from time to time and they shall be nominated by the All India Conference held once in two years.

14. General Funds of the Association: 
a.      The General Funds of Association shall include Admission fee, Membership Subscriptions and donations etc.

b.      The General funds of Association can be spent for the purpose of running the Association Central Office, Branch Office, travelling allowance for office bearers, EC Members, publication of bulletin / circulars, conducting EC Meeting, Conferences, Seminars, Symposiums etc. and for the purpose of Legal Assistance if required.

c.      The general funds of Association can also be spent as decided by the General Conference for any other purpose in the interest of the Association.

d.      The General funds of Association shall be deposited in the Nationalised Bank and same can be operated by the General Secretary and Treasurer jointly and in the absence of any one of the above, the President is also authorised to operate the Bank Account.

e.      At any point of time the General Secretary / Treasurer cannot keep more than Rs.1500/- as cash in hand.

15. Official Bulletin:  The Association shall publish Official Bulletin to educate its members regarding its activities and Aims and Objectives. It will be published in the name of the General Secretary of the Association at All India level. The biennial conference shall decide and fix the price for the bulletin.

16. Audit:  At the biennial conference the auditors shall be appointed and they shall audit at All India / Branch Level for the preceding official year.

17. Amendment to the rules:  Any Amendment to the Constitution can be made only by All India Conference by the 2/3rd majority of the delegates present with the prior approval of the concerned Dept. / Govt.

18. Dissolution:  The Association can be dissolved for non-functioning and the liabilities of the Assets of the Association shall be distributed among its members proportionately if 3/4th of the majority delegates present in the meeting approve the same for dissolution.




DRDO SCIENTISTS’ ASSOCIATION
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

·        To  unify all the Scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dept. of Defence Research, Ministry of Defence,   Govt. of India,  under the  Association.

·        To safeguard and promote interests, which are common to the cadre of DRDS Scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dept. of Defence Research, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India who are members of the Association.

·        To work for the improvement in efficiency and output of the Scientists thus render effective service to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Dept. of Defence Research, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India thereby to the Nation.

·        To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objectives or any one of them within the purview of the rules and regulations prescribed by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, Dept. of  Defence Research, New Delhi.

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